2 on Rutherford industrial board reapply for seats

County committee reviews applicants in meeting today

4:15 AM,
Aug. 5, 2013

Jim Baker

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Scott Broden
| Gannett Tennessee

Current Rutherford County Industrial Development Board members Jim Baker, the chairman, and Bill Jones hope to keep their seats on the board.

So far the two are the only applicants with the County Commission for four-year terms to serve on the IDB, which has authority to grant tax breaks to companies agreeing to create jobs here by locating or expanding in Rutherford County.

"As chairman the past six years, we have instituted several innovative programs to access the financial impact of these new businesses," Baker wrote in his application. "These fact-based programs have allowed us to ...